Editor's note: An earlier version of this story included an incorrect last name for the suspect.

July 9, 2018: Joshua Farris, who in April was convicted in the 2016 beating death of Jeannie Howard, has been sentenced to 60 years in the Indiana Department of Correction.

April 12, 2018: Joshua Farris was convicted this week of the 2016 death of Jeannie Howard.

Investigators identified Farris as a suspect in the case due to a prior domestic violence incident, according to the Marion County prosecutor's office. On the night of Howard's death, witnesses told investigators she and Farris had been dropped off at Farris' home after attending a barbecue and that Farris had later fled the home in his mother's car.

Investigators found blood in several places inside Farris' home, as well as inside the car, which was found parked in a public lot three miles east of the crime scene, according to the prosecutor's office. Farris' fingerprints were found on a bottle of antifreeze found near the body. Howard's cause of death was ruled to be blunt force trauma to the head.

An Indianapolis man was arrested in Florida this week in connection with a woman's killing in June.

Joshua Farris, 41, was arrested in Ocala, Fla., on an outstanding arrest warrant after he was identified as a suspect in the death of Jeannie Howard, according to a news release. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were notified of his arrest Thursday.

On June 24, officers were called to the 10900 block of East Troy Avenue on reports of a body found. Upon arrival officers found Howard's body on the side of the road, suffering from signs of trauma.

A coroner ruled her death a homicide Sept. 2. Six days later, an arrest warrant was issued for Falls.

Farris was arrested at a homeless camp behind an Ocala-area Wal-Mart by U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement, according to the release. He is being held in Florida until he can be extradited to Indiana.